Eswatini Commission on Human Rights & Public Administration/Integrity

📢 Strengthening Policing Through Human Rights in Eswatini
Last week, the Commission trained 50 supervisory police officers from the Royal Eswatini Police Service on human rights–based policing, equipping them with practical tools to enhance professionalism, accountability, and service delivery across police stations nationwide.
The training emphasised that effective policing must always be lawful, necessary, proportionate, non-discriminatory, and accountable principles that not only protect communities but also safeguard officers in the course of their duties.
Participants explored:
✅ Constitutional rights and protections that guide policing in Eswatini
✅ Practical approaches to arrests, detention, and interviewing
✅ The importance of de-escalation and responsible use of force
✅ Accountability measures that build public trust
Officers actively engaged in the sessions and appreciated the practical, empowering nature of the training. They also committed to implementing and sharing the knowledge gained within their respective stations, ensuring wider impact across the Service.
👏 This initiative is part of ongoing efforts to promote respectful, professional, and rights-based policing, strengthening trust between communities and law enforcement.

Integrity begins with honesty. Accountability builds trust.
Yesterday, the Commission met with executives from the Eswatini Red Cross and the National Disaster Risk Management Authority to strengthen awareness of the Leadership Code of Conduct and the legal duty to declare assets and liabilities.

This requirement, set out in Section 241 of the Constitution, is more than just a process, it is a commitment to transparency, integrity, and responsible leadership. Public officials are expected to declare their property, assets, benefits, and liabilities truthfully, as part of building public confidence and upholding the Constitution.

The Commission continues to urge all designated officials to comply with this important obligation. Together, we can promote a culture of honesty, accountability, and ethical leadership.
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🚨 PUBLIC ALERT | LEADERSHIP INTEGRITY & TRANSPARENCY
The Commission commends the Eswatini Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) executive for fully complying with the Constitution’s obligation to declare assets and liabilities, an important demonstration that integrity in public office must be shown through action, not merely discussed.
Today five executive members of the EFIC comprising of Executive Director, Hlobsile Langwenya, Director Legal and Policy Patricia Ndzabandzaba-Dlamini, Director Finance and Administration, Bongani Ntshalintshali, Director Compliance and Prevention, Calvin Dlamini and Director ICT and Security, Mndeni Nhlabatsi declared their assets and liabilities before the Commission.
The Constitution’s Leadership Code of Conduct requires leaders, elective or appointive to be transparent and accountable, uphold the rule of law, serve the common good, avoid abuse of office, and refrain from conduct that may lead to corruption.
In addition, Section 241 mandates designated public office holders to submit written declarations of assets and liabilities to the Integrity Commission at before taking office, after two years and at the end of their term.
✅ This is a constitutional duty—not an option.
The Commission therefore calls upon all public institutions and public office holders to comply fully and timeously. Where officials deliberately fail to declare, the law provides for consequences, subject to due process.
Let us strengthen public trust by normalising transparency and accountability across the public sector.